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> Thanks,
> as a javascript this works fine.
>
> I tried to wrap it in an ImageJ macro as follows:
>
> script = "";
> script += "gd = new NonBlockingGenericDialog('YesNoCancel Demo');\n";
> script += "gd.addMessage('This is a Non-blocking YesNoCancel dialog');\n";
> script += "gd.enableYesNoCancel('Do something', 'Do something else');\n";
> script += "gd.showDialog();\n";
> script += "reply = '';\n";
> script += "if (gd.wasCanceled()) { reply = 'Cancel';}\n";
> script += "else if (gd.wasOKed()) { reply = 'Yes';}\n";
> script += "else {reply = 'No';}\n";
> script += "reply;\n";
> print(script);
> reply = eval("script", script);
> showMessage(reply);
>
> The strange thing is that the Cancel condition does not work, but Yes and No work fine. It works however if I launch the macro from the command line using the -macro option. I don't understand why that should make a difference. It also works if I copy the assembled string as printed in the log window and run it from a text window as javascript.
>
> I also tried eval("js", script); with the same behaviour.
> What is the difference between eval("js", script); and eval("script", script); ?
>
> I am using Windows 10/64 with Java 1.8.0_172 and the latest daily build.
>
> Stein
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ImageJ Interest Group <
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> Sent: 11. oktober 2020 22:42
> To:
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> Subject: Re: Non-modal dialog with Yes No Cancel
>
>> On Oct 9, 2020, at 2:58 PM, Stein Rørvik <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> I am looking for a non-modal version of a Yes/No/Cancel dialog to use in a macro.
>> I need a "No" choice that will provide the option to redo the processing instead of continuing or canceling, as the processing involves some manual input that can be adjusted.
>
> Use eval(“js”,code) to call this JavaScript code:
>
> gd = new NonBlockingGenericDialog("YesNoCancel Demo");
> gd.addMessage("This is a Non-blocking YesNoCancel dialog");
> gd.enableYesNoCancel("Do something", "Do something else");
> gd.showDialog();
> if (gd.wasCanceled())
> IJ.log("User clicked 'Cancel'");
> else if (gd.wasOKed())
> IJ. log("User clicked 'Yes'");
> else
> IJ. log("User clicked 'No'”);
>
> -wayne
>
>
>> We have a getBoolean(message, yesLabel, noLabel) function which
>> basically does what I want, but I need a non-modal dialog since the user should be allowed to select different windows to inspect that the results of the macro execution is as expected before continuing.
>>
>> Here is an example flow with the existing getBoolean dialog:
>>
>> //yes-no-cancel dialog works as desired, but it is only available
>> modal reply = false; while (!reply) {
>> //do some processing here, creating results to be inspected
>> reply = getBoolean("Are the results ok?", "Yes", "No");
>> } //continue
>>
>>
>> We have a Dialog.createNonBlocking function that creates a non-modal dialog, but I find no way to add Yes / No / Cancel buttons to it.
>>
>> We can add a checkbox, but it looks clumsy:
>>
>> //workaround using checkbox
>> no = true;
>> while (no) {
>> //do some processing here, creating results to be inspected
>> Dialog.createNonBlocking("Verify");
>> Dialog.addMessage("Are the results ok?");
>> Dialog.addCheckbox("No", no);
>> Dialog.show();
>> no = Dialog.getCheckbox(); } //continue
>>
>> We can also use radio buttons, but that looks equally clumsy:
>>
>> //workaround using radio buttons
>> reply = "No";
>> while (reply == "No") {
>> //do some processing here, creating results to be inspected
>> Dialog.createNonBlocking("Verify");
>> Dialog.addMessage("Are the results ok?");
>> Dialog.addRadioButtonGroup("Reply", newArray("Yes", "No", "Cancel"), 1, 3, reply);
>> Dialog.show;
>> reply = Dialog.getRadioButton;
>> if (reply == "Cancel") exit; } //continue
>>
>> Any ideas?
>> Some JavaScript that can create the desired non-modal Yes/No/Cancel dialog?
>>
>> The best solution would be if we could have a way to add custom
>> buttons in the Dialog.* functions in the macro language, like Dialog.addButton(text, isDefault).
>>
>> I am not sure the best way to have a return value from that, perhaps
>> by passing a return value to Dialog.show; or having a Dialog.getButton() function that returned the label of the custom button that was pressed on dialog exit.
>> Then one could add buttons named like "Redo" or "Continue " which could lead to a different action than "OK" or "Cancel".
>>
>> Stein
>
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